This is the VOA Special English Development Report. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the World Summit on Food Security Last week, the United Nations held a World Summit on Food Security. But the three-day meeting in Rome produc

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The Chinese community is in mourning in Italy. Shops are closed and a funeral is to be held Thursday, after a Chinese father and his nine-month-old daughter were gunned down in a robbery that went horribly wrong. 意大利的华人社团悼念在一次

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Sarah Doukas SUN 10 OCT 2010 Sarah Doukas, founder of Storm Model Agency, joins Kirsty Young.

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Maria Montessori lived between 1870 and 1952. She was an Italian educator who has left her mark on education today. Her Montessori method of education is widely used all round the world. Many educationalists say it is the best system for child educat

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Not only is the holiday atmosphere in China building up, the festive spirit has spread to other parts of the world as well. In Rome on Saturday, the Chinese Embassy invited locals to take part in Lunar New Year celebrations and to experience some tra

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By Paul Sisco Washington 14 March 2008 Microsoft founder and Chairman Bill Gates says more must be done to prevent a severe shortage of scientists and engineers in the United States. VOA's Paul Sisco has more.

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 April 2008 More than 47 million Italians are voting Sunday and Monday in a general election that could bring media-magnate Silvio Berlusconi to power for the third time. But many in Italy say they are disillusioned by p

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AS IT IS 2013-07-09 Street Artist Tests Free Speech Limits in Singapore Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today, in Singapore, we meet a street artist who is testing the limits of free artistic expression in a country where rules are firmly enforced. Next. in t

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 27 June 2007 Health and veterinary experts have singled out Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria as countries where the risk of bird flu contagion is particularly worrisome. Gathered at the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 21 March 2007 The Italian journalist who was kidnapped in Afghanistan two weeks ago said on his return to Rome that he has no plans to return to Afghanistan. Sabina Castelfranco reports for VOA from Rome. Daniele Mastrogia

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By Mil Arcega Washington 27 May 2008 Thousands gathered in Washington D.C. over the three day period ending Monday to pay tribute to the men and women who sacrificed their lives in wars past and present. On Memorial Day, some prayed in silence while

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, visiting Europe to secure continuing support for his country, says the help is needed if Afghanistan is to continue to reverse the extremism and terrorism that gripped his country during the Taleban regime. Mr. Karzai s

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, visiting Europe to secure continuing support for his country, says the help is needed if Afghanistan is to continue to reverse the extremism and terrorism that gripped his country during the Taleban regime. Mr. Karzai s

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 June 2008 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has defended the land policies of his government which have been blamed for devastating the country's agricultural sector. Addressing delegates at a U.N. summit on world foo

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European countries have begun evacuating their citizens from Georgia. One of the first countries to do so was Italy. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome. The Italian government has wasted no time in evacuating its nationals from Georgia as fears m

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 16 October 2007 The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is calling for a renewed commitment to guarantee the right to food for the 850 million hungry people in the world. A ceremony was held at FAO headquarters in Rome

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U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney deplored Russia's military action in Georgia and said Tiblisi has every right to join NATO in the future. Sabina Castelfranco reports for VOA from Rome that Cheney spoke after a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Sil

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World leaders at a UN summit in Rome have pledged to reduce trade barriers and boost agricultural production to combat a global food crisis. At the end of a 3-day world food security summit in Rome, delegates approved a declaration resolving to ease

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And theres growing unrest within the prime ministers backbench over the governments plan to change tax breaks, given the property investors. The PM has repeatedly slammed Labors proposed negative gearing changes, predicting they would smash the housi

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Julius Caesar 尤里乌斯.凯撒 Nearly two thousand years ago there lived in Rome a man whose name was Julius Caesar. He was the greatest of all the Romans. Why was he so great? 大约两千年前,罗马有一个名叫尤利乌斯凯撒的人。他

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